Hunter

Local circles

Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Friends of Tomaree NP

History:

Formed 6 Nov 1956 as the Hunter-Manning National Parks Association. Early founders included Joe Richley (1895-1978), Rod Earp (1909-1987), Tom Farrell (1904-1996) and Jeff Sutton. Soon after it became one of two founding ‘Regions’ of NPA NSW in 1957. Reconstituted as Hunter Branch on 12 Apr 1976.

Bioregion(s)

Terrestrial:

Sydney Basin
NSW North Coast
Brigalow Belt South

Marine:

Hawkesbury Shelf
Manning Shelf

Principal waterways

Hunter, Goulburn, Pages, Isis, Paterson, Allyn, Williams, Chichester, Karuah and Myall Rivers, Wollombi Brook, Myall Lakes, Port Stephens, Hunter estuary, Lake Macquarie

Protected areas:

Important reserves include:

Barrington Tops NP
Myall Lakes NP
Hunter Wetlands NP

Wollemi NP
Yengo NP
Goulburn River NP

Tomaree NP
Worimi CL
Glenrock SCA

Coolah Tops NP
Towarri NP
Manobalai NR

NPW RACs:

Hunter Central Coast

Blue Mountains (Wollemi & Yengo NPs)